Detroit Police Chief James Craig told the channel it was unlikely that Charlie could have built the barricade himself, adding the boy has since been removed from the Detroit property and will “get two things – medical treatment and food.”

Charlie Bothuell V went missing on 14 June

“I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” he added. “But the outcome – I couldn’t be happier.”

Hours earlier, Craig had told reporters investigators were “not ruling out the possibility of homicide” in the case.